Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course